This week Landon, Jeremiah, and Steph get drunk and answer listener questions, while a sober Mike hosts. Don't listen to this one with kids. Questions and topics include: - Our most cancel-able Austin FC takes - The soccer field version of the "mile high club" - Lots of F/M/K matchups - Guessing Fagundez tattoos - Players as the Scooby-Doo gang - S…

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West look at Austin FC's 2025 schedule and discuss what immediately jumps out to them, including seven league matches in the month of May alone. They also talk about Verde's three new assistant coaches who are all 30somethings, Spanish, and attractive, and talk about about the league just casually dropping …

This week Landon is solo with a quick news update. Topics include: - New Year's Day meetup, 3pm on 1.1.25 at Hopsquad (probably) - Send us questions for Moontower After Dark - Austin FC's SuperDraft results - Why the international roster spot is good business - What can we expect from Riley Thomas and and Patrick Gryczewski? - MLS releases GAM amou…

This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss the Fafa Picault and Owen Wolff rumors, and preview the MLS SuperDraft. Other questions and topics include: - Tom Bogert "likes the fit" of Picault in Austin - How would we feel about that signing? - Owen Wolff getting European interest? - How does the MLS SuperDraft work? - Austin's options in the draft - Can …

This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss the Gyasi Zardes buyout and how that affects the rest of Austin FC's roster build. Other questions and topics include: - Party boats and one-eyed dogs - The Zardes buyout is a sign of ambition - Does it mean Austin have another striker lined up? - Guide to the MLS Offseason Calendar - Austin FC's free agency hi…

Moisés Chuillán and Phil West, recently back on land after a boat ride on Lady Bird Lake with Austin FC fans, talk about possible free agent pickups for Verde, MLS Cup and the regrettable Riqui Puig injury, the upcoming San Diego FC expansion draft (including brief mourning of Austin FC's expansion draft choices), and what MLS Commissioner Don Garb…

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This week Landon and Jeremiah choose who they would protect in the Expansion Draft. Other questions and topics include: - Nico Estevez reports to Austin - Austin FC alum performing in college - What is the expansion draft? - Austin FC's sad expansion draft history - The players we would protect and why - MLS schedule coming soon - Should Rodo have …

Moisés Chuillán and Phil West were thrilled with your mailbag questions and answered a number of them (with others answered in a written format you'll see Thanksgiving morning). They also discussed some transfer rumors that probably won't come to fruition, a fun MLS Playoffs that is now featuring one of the four teams you expected to still be in it…

This week Landon and Jeremiah answer more listener questions and discuss the Austin FC Media Game. Other topics and questions include: - Why free agents don't make sense for Austin - Take a chance on Josef or HH? - Our ideal roster builds - Our realistic roster builds - Does Austin care about U22 signings? - Stuver's hair secret - Austin FC as base…

This week Landon and Mike answer a bunch of listener questions about the roster build, Nico Estevez, and some other silly stuff. Other topics and questions include: - International boys roundup - What is the most likely formation for Austin in 2025? - Is there room for a true #10? - Paulo Diaz and Magnus Eriksson transfer rumors - How will Austin F…

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West check back in after several weeks away, discussing the roster moves that Austin FC has made, and what's left to be done to finish the project of making the 2025 roster. Also, Verde probably needs a striker, so they entertain the Marvin Ducksch rumor and weigh whether German Budget Chicho Arango is the move. Also, one o…

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This week Landon and Jeremiah are publicly shamed by Marcelo Teson when they revisit their preseason Over/Under predictions. Other topics and questions include: - Austin FC Academy Update - Can Austin FC keep the youngest Wolff? - Dani Pereira extends contract - Farewell to Alex Ring - International call-ups - Revisiting our Over/Under Predictions …

This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss their takeaways from Nico Estevez's intro presser and Landon's exclusive interview with him. Other topics and questions include: - Estevez's performance in the press conference - Is the charm offensive working? - Ok, we like him, but is he a good coach? - Rodo strangely defensive - What did we learn from the Ni…

This week we bring you an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with new Austin FC Head Coach, Nico Estevez. Landon met up with him at Q2 Stadium for a chat about his coaching philosophy and his career before coming to the US. Topics and questions include: - His extensive coaching career in Spain - Some of the names he coached as youth - His views on the role…

This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's new head coach and try to decide how they feel about it. Other topics and questions include: - Nico Estevez hired as new head coach - Our initial reactions when JB was tipped off - Surprising and underwhelming, but is it actually bad? - Steve Davis article on Nico Estevez - Great news in the MLSPA s…

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West are back and discussing Austin FC's new coach, the Berhalter-adjacent Spaniard who was most recently at FC Dallas. After pondering that, including Phil recalling a weird interview experience from 2022, they get into the four player renewals that also dominated the week's Austin FC news, and what might be nex…

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This week Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin's fun final game of the season, and are joined by Trevor Scott from CBS Austin's We Are Austin. Other topics and questions include: - A dog named Moontower - Surprise roster absences - Ervin Torres gets his MLS debut - Differences with Arnaud in charge? - Un-cursing Driussi - Landon goes ALL CAPS on a re…

This week Landon and Jeremiah play a game inspired by Driussi's 50th Austin FC goal, and are also joined by Tony Husband to preview the final match and discuss Austin's coaching future. Topics and questions include: - Pochettino's USMNT at Q2 stadium - Can Jeremiah name the top 10 Austin FC scorers? - Biro vindicated by suspension news - Austin pla…

For Austin FC fans, as Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss, life after Josh Wolff meant a Rodolfo Borrell press conference where he touched on the new coaching search, who will serve as interim, what will happen with some current players, and other miscellaneous ponderings about the future. For Emergency Podcast, we're looking for now outro cue i…

This week Landon and Jeremiah are tasked with covering more Austin FC news than is safe for two men. Adrian Healey also joins to share his thoughts on the direction of Austin FC. Topics and questions include: - Mauricio Pochettino knows Landon's name - Josh Wolff fired by Austin FC - What is Wolff's legacy in Austin? - Rodolfo Borrell press confere…

It happened. Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Josh Wolff's dismissal from Austin FC, the vibes in recent press conferences, and what comes next.Oleh Phil West

*DISCLAIMER* If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place. ----------------------- On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys…

This week Landon and Jeremiah are joined by Mike Crugnola from Swoontower Soccer to play the Wikipedia Game and to cover the week's news. Other topics and questions include: - How we felt during the RSL game - Breaking down the playoff math - Pereira and Gallagher on-field dispute - When do we expect Wolff to be fired? - Austin scores two late to t…

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West lament the state of things for Austin FC, who are not officially mathematically eliminated from the playoffs just yet but about as close as you can be to that. They contemplate the future, and then because it's more fun to talk about, get into Austin FC II's playoff chances (which exist).…

This week Landon and Jeremiah analyze the draw at LAFC and the loss to Houston that effectively ended Austin's playoff hopes. Brian Dunseth joins to preview RSL and share his thoughts on Austin FC's season. Other topics and questions include: - Big beers and corgis - Max Bretos gave us a shout on Apple TV - Coaching isn't the only issue - Wolff's f…

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This week Landon and Jeremiah break down what went wrong in Toronto and what Austin FC's playoff chances look like now. Other topics and questions include: - Why can't Austin finish? - Austin's vulnerable defensive structure - Is Bukari selfish or just over-eager? - Substitution reasoning - Owen Wolff's amazing goal - Playoff chances getting even s…

In this episode, Moisés Chuillán and Phil West serve two masters: An Austin FC II team who looks as if it could possibly make the playoffs, and an Austin FC team whose playoff odds have dwindled to 4% on Saturday night according to one nerdy site. They talk about VerDos' win over DynamoDos and Verde's loss to Toronto FC, ponder Josh Wolff's future,…

This week Landon and Jeremiah answer listener questions and give updates on all the players on international duty. Other topics and questions include: - How are the boys on international duty doing? - Did Svatok ever leave Austin? - Austin FC Academy loses a top prospect - Do we approve of neighbors with chickens? - How can Wolff get Driussi going?…

This week Landon and Jeremiah break down why Austin FC were so ineffective against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Other topics and questions include: - How Vancouver's gameplan shut down Austin - Poor planning or poor performance? - (The answer is "yes") - Driussi and Pereira far below their standards - Other results hurt ATX's playoff hopes - Lots of in…

Moisés Chiullan and Phil West indulge in a little bit of happiness about how the Austin FC match against Nashville went before delving into issues that have come to light in the loss to Vancouver. Those included the resultant gloomier playoff picture, how Sebastián Driussi hasn't scored a goal in 11 straight league matches, and why Oleksandr Svatok…

This week Landon and Jeremiah analyze Austin FC's 2-0 win in Nashville and preview the home game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Other topics and questions include: - Austin back in the playoff picture - Brad Stuver's huge game wins MLS honors - False 9 Driussi and the fun, weird tactics around it - Which Stuver save was better? - Gally continues …

Heat is one of the topics of the day, as it typically is in August in Austin, especially for one Oleksandr Svatok. In this episode, Moisés Chiullan and Phil West talk about Svatok's acclimation to the heat (as well as when he might play), Brendan Hines-Ike's intriguing comments on how Verde defends, and since there's finally a game to talk about ag…

*DISCLAIMER* If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place. ----------------------- On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys…

This week Landon and Jeremiah are joined by David Gass of Soccerwise to discuss all kinds of topics, including the Austin rebuild project, Austin's youth development strategy, and lots more. Other topics and questions include: - Grading the transfer window - Ring no longer a DP, but in the most MLS-y way - David Gass interview (14:06) - What's more…

After a brief hiatus to coincide with Austin FC's exit from Leagues Cup, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West are back with some Leagues Cup observations, including ways to make the tournament shorter, better, and partially hosted by Mexican teams. They also walk through each of Austin FC's last nine games to predict whether or not the team makes the play…

This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's tactical shift against LAFC and answer some listener questions. Other topics and questions include: - Why change the plan for this game? - Annoyed by the same thing for different reasons - Is possession a meaningful stat? - Has Manchester City-fication begun in Austin? - Hines-Ike involved in both …

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This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's group-topping win against Monterrey and how they did it. Other topics and questions include: - Do we think about xG wrong? (Arman Kafai's article) - Dani gets a goal at Q2 - How Austin topped the group - Tactical shift at half time - Analyzing Teen Wolff's masterful assist - Austin to play in LA fo…

It's a quasi-emergency for Moisés Chiullán and Phil West, who decided to record on a Wednesday following Austin FC's Leagues Cup victories against Pumas UNAM and CF Monterrey. They discuss what this means for the remainder of the regular season, what could happen in the Leagues Cup knockout rounds, what to glean from news about the player that Aust…

This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss Austin FC's insane Leagues Cup upset against Pumas and are joined by Arch Bell to preview the Monterrey match. Other topics and questions include: - Handball and sword technology - Bukari's early red - Pereira leads by example "con huevos" - Driussi gets a much-needed win - Tactical shift after the red card - …

Leagues Cup is here! While that doesn't necessarily excite everyone, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Austin FC's matchups with Pumas UNAM and CF Monterrey, the controversy surrounding Leagues Cup and Open Cup and whether they can co-exist, the kerfuffle over Dani Pereira and the proposed fan boycott (and the perils of the reporter becoming pa…

*DISCLAIMER* If you are looking for Austin FC tactical analysis, please go back or forward one episode for a regular episode of Moontower Soccer. But if you are looking for wholesome content about the good, good boys of Austin FC, you are in the right place. ----------------------- On today's Swoontower Soccer, Steph and Mike are all about the boys…

This week, Landon and Jeremiah discuss the debuts of the new boys and the chaos in the FC Dallas match. Other topics and questions include: - Bukari and Desler play their first minutes - Wild sequence of events in Frisco - Copa Tejas is dead to me - Alex Ring does Alex Ring stuff - Landon's important message about Gallagher - Is 10th place good eno…

This week, Phil West and Moisés Chiullán discuss rough matches against Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas, stadium food in Frisco, things Alex Ring said (and why we still like talking to him), Osman Bukari's first experience with jollof rice in Austin, and some Wolff Out matters (but maybe not in the way that you think.)…

This week, Landon and Mike discuss what Austin FC needs to do to stay near the playoff line. They also discuss the #WolfDut banner at the loss to Seattle, and the possibility of Gregg Berhalter taking over in Austin. Other topics and questions include: - Could Berhalter really come to Austin? - #WolfDut - Alex Ring's plausibly deniable quote - Jord…

This week, Phil West and Moisés Chiullán talk about Austin FC's upcoming matches against Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas, even with the shadow of Gregg Berhalter's dismissal as the U.S. Men's National Team coach lingering over everything. They also put Gyasi Zardes in charge of a bunch of things, including fixing the U.S. Open Cup, and continue t…